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Rt. 1
Almyra Ark. 72003
1 May 1978
Alice D Forsyth, Archivist
St. Louis Cathedral
615 Pere Antoine Alley
New Orleans La. 70116
Dear Mrs Forsyth,
Very pleased when the copy of LOUISIANA MARRIAGES (1784-1806) arrived. At least
now I do not have to worry you about information from this register. Thought it
might interest you to read the enclosed that I used in our Grand Prairie Historical
Soceity BULLETIN as a sidelight on the marriage record from p 120 this register
between MANUEL XIMENES AND CONSTANZA MENARD. I cannot help but wonder why the bride's
parentage was erroneously listed unless she was trying to conceal that she was not
'legitimate' issue.. .or...was there some stigma about having 'Indian' blood???
I am almost certain that Susanne Bonne had an Indian mother. Remember all the
Refeld references you have shared with me? Magdalena LaJeunesse (actually,
Biellette dit LaJeunesse) was Charles Refeld's wife....she had first been married
to Francois Menard but there was no issue as plainly stated by Francois in his will.
I have always wondered what happened to this daughter mentioned In his will as she
is never found in any Arkansas records. Also note that the witnesses are Carlota
Jardelas and her husband, Arkansas connected. Just an interesting sidelight.
Also...I feel quite sure that the Felix Lopez to Maria Antonia LA JOUNES on p 35
of this registers is pertinent to the IMBEAU research. Remember the marriage contract
you sent me between Jean Batiste IMBAUD and Catherine Meunier in 1758. Catherine's
father was named Martin Meunier and she is found in Arkansas records as Martin rather
than Neunier and he is found with a dit La Jeunesse. Jean Baptiste Imbeau's mother
and Magdalena Billette's (above) father's mother were the same lady. That does get
confusing but all parties are found with Lajeunesse as an interchangeable surname.
I finished (at least finalized findings to date) on de Vaugine, leaving further
details to be worked out by Bill Barron in a book he is planning on the family. Think
you worked with Mr. Barron of Calif., didn't you, on material from the Archives?? He
is out of my class in research but he was kind to share an item or two with me. Now
I am concentrating on a family group that arrived here from Kaskaskia. However, another
new book recently acquired by our Library was OLD MOBILE by Jay Higginbotham has
'fired' me on DARDENNE, COUSSOT and SAUCIER in Arkansas as it tends to confirm my
previously concluded idea that these families were once in early Mobile. I would sure
like to make contact with Mr. Higginbotham and I inquire if you know him and if you
think he would lend a helping hand in my quest. If you have an address on him and
think it would not be too presumptious for me to contact him, I would appreciate.
I am still looking for missing pieces in my IMBEAU line and wonder if these from
Baptism Book IV (1759-1762) could be pertinent...TOMBEAU, Jean Baptiste p 3 and
ARAMBEAU, Francois Veronique p 12. This same book also has a DARDINE, Marguerite
on p 45 and DARDENNES, Charles Louis on p 111. My Arkansas Dardennes have a father,
LOUIS. Hopefully, there could be a clue. I have not found the index for Bapt. Book
V (1763-1766) as yet in GENESIS. Has it been printed and I have overlooked? There
should be some IMBEAU baptisms during that time...at least I think some of the family
that I have not located should have been born during that period. Will appreciate
a check on these when convenient.

Rt. 1
Almyra Ark. 72003
1 May 1978
Alice D Forsyth, Archivist
St. Louis Cathedral
615 Pere Antoine Alley
New Orleans La. 70116
Dear Mrs Forsyth,
Very pleased when the copy of LOUISIANA MARRIAGES (1784-1806) arrived. At least
now I do not have to worry you about information from this register. Thought it
might interest you to read the enclosed that I used in our Grand Prairie Historical
Soceity BULLETIN as a sidelight on the marriage record from p 120 this register
between MANUEL XIMENES AND CONSTANZA MENARD. I cannot help but wonder why the bride's
parentage was erroneously listed unless she was trying to conceal that she was not
'legitimate' issue.. .or...was there some stigma about having 'Indian' blood???
I am almost certain that Susanne Bonne had an Indian mother. Remember all the
Refeld references you have shared with me? Magdalena LaJeunesse (actually,
Biellette dit LaJeunesse) was Charles Refeld's wife....she had first been married
to Francois Menard but there was no issue as plainly stated by Francois in his will.
I have always wondered what happened to this daughter mentioned In his will as she
is never found in any Arkansas records. Also note that the witnesses are Carlota
Jardelas and her husband, Arkansas connected. Just an interesting sidelight.
Also...I feel quite sure that the Felix Lopez to Maria Antonia LA JOUNES on p 35
of this registers is pertinent to the IMBEAU research. Remember the marriage contract
you sent me between Jean Batiste IMBAUD and Catherine Meunier in 1758. Catherine's
father was named Martin Meunier and she is found in Arkansas records as Martin rather
than Neunier and he is found with a dit La Jeunesse. Jean Baptiste Imbeau's mother
and Magdalena Billette's (above) father's mother were the same lady. That does get
confusing but all parties are found with Lajeunesse as an interchangeable surname.
I finished (at least finalized findings to date) on de Vaugine, leaving further
details to be worked out by Bill Barron in a book he is planning on the family. Think
you worked with Mr. Barron of Calif., didn't you, on material from the Archives?? He
is out of my class in research but he was kind to share an item or two with me. Now
I am concentrating on a family group that arrived here from Kaskaskia. However, another
new book recently acquired by our Library was OLD MOBILE by Jay Higginbotham has
'fired' me on DARDENNE, COUSSOT and SAUCIER in Arkansas as it tends to confirm my
previously concluded idea that these families were once in early Mobile. I would sure
like to make contact with Mr. Higginbotham and I inquire if you know him and if you
think he would lend a helping hand in my quest. If you have an address on him and
think it would not be too presumptious for me to contact him, I would appreciate.
I am still looking for missing pieces in my IMBEAU line and wonder if these from
Baptism Book IV (1759-1762) could be pertinent...TOMBEAU, Jean Baptiste p 3 and
ARAMBEAU, Francois Veronique p 12. This same book also has a DARDINE, Marguerite
on p 45 and DARDENNES, Charles Louis on p 111. My Arkansas Dardennes have a father,
LOUIS. Hopefully, there could be a clue. I have not found the index for Bapt. Book
V (1763-1766) as yet in GENESIS. Has it been printed and I have overlooked? There
should be some IMBEAU baptisms during that time...at least I think some of the family
that I have not located should have been born during that period. Will appreciate
a check on these when convenient.